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Baked Chicken Breast Lemon Garlic Cozy Perfect Weeknight Meal

LEMON GARLIC BAKED CHICKEN BREAST recipe, served and ready to eat, easy homemade dinner

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This Baked Chicken Breast Lemon Garlic recipe delivers juicy chicken breast with simple ingredients. Perfect for an easy dinner or weeknight meal, it suits family dinners and lovers of oven baked chicken alike.

Ingredients

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  • 8 chicken thighs or equivalent chicken pieces
  • 1 garlic cloves from whole head
  • 2 large lemons sliced
  • 1 tbsp dried thyme or large handful of fresh
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 3/4 cup white wine
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

Instructions

  1. Warm the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a baking dish.
  2. Lay the chicken pieces in the dish and drizzle with olive oil.
  3. Sprinkle thyme, salt, and pepper evenly over the chicken and gently rub it in.
  4. Peel the garlic cloves from the head and scatter them over and around the chicken.
  5. Arrange the lemon slices in and around the chicken pieces.
  6. Pour the white wine into the baking dish and cover everything with foil.
  7. Bake covered for 1 and a half hours, then remove the foil and bake for another 30 minutes to crisp the skin.
  8. Serve and enjoy your flavorful dinner.

Notes

  • For crisp tops, broil 2–3 minutes at the end

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